REDMOND, OR -- Two men were arrested Sunday evening, after a neighborhood dispute escalated in southwest Redmond. Redmond Police, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and State Police responded to a home near SW 27th and Pumice Avenue just after 6 p.m. Initial reports indicated a dispute started due to vehicles speeding down the street but turned physical and one person allegedly pointed a handgun at another before retreating into a nearby home.
Officers surrounded the home and detained six people, including 23-year-old Logan Jansen (left), of Klamath Falls. He was arrested for Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Menacing. During a search of the house, officers say they found the gun used by Jansen used during the altercation. They also say they found a short-barreled shotgun and a rifle.
After further investigation, officers arrested 23-year-old Mathew Morkert (right), of Redmond, at the Remington Arms Mobile Home Park on NW Fir Avenue. He's accused of violating probation, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of a Short-barreled Firearm.
